Here at Confidentials our writers have had a busy year travelling about the country, seeing some of the most beautiful sights and eating some of the best food the world has to offer.
Whether you prefer to keep close to home with cosy countryside staycations or you thrive on travelling the globe, looking for faraway places to satisfy your wanderlust, here are some of our top recommendations of where to travel in 2026.
(Header image credit: Wee Hotels)
The Rotterdam Markthal
Passport to a melting pot – Rotterdam’s rich migrant heritage
An amazing new museum is first port of call on Neil Sowerby’s gastronomic voyage
Goat walking with Woody’s Woolies at Birker Moor
10 things to do in the Lake District
Spending a weekend in The Lakes? Make sure these activities tried and tested by Harley Young are on your itinerary
Beautiful autumn colours in Kalopanayiotis
Blue wine, great food, high mountains, cats: Troodos, Cyprus explored
Jonathan Schofield discovers a rich and full-flavoured world away from the sun loungers
Carouge (Credit: Genève Tourisme, Gauvin Lapetoule)
The misunderstood Swiss city with quirky festivals and a chocolate-tasting pass
Think Geneva is all business and diplomacy? This article by Vicky Smith will prove you wrong
A stylish hotel, a moving performance, and a storehouse full of archives
Harley Young explores what you can do with 24 hours in Stratford, East London
Colourful street art defines the character of Christiania
Heroes, hippies and herring in wonderful Copenhagen
Neil Sowerby rediscovers the delights of Denmark’s capital of cool
Kaleiçi, Antalya’s city centre
‘Races, relics and relaxation’: Antalya, Turkey
Harley Young shares her highlights after spending a long weekend in the coastal city
Scarlet macaws in Costa Rica
Head-bopping iguanas and neon frogs: A tour through Costa Rica’s wildlife wonders
Costa Rica may be famed for its loveable sloths, but Vicky Smith finds plenty more critters in this natural paradise
Whitby Abbey overlooking the sea
Horror novels, seaspray and cobbled streets: A weekend in Whitby
Harley Young explores Dracula’s birthplace and stays at Saltmoore; a spectacular spot on the Yorkshire coast
Time to go skiing in Gstaad
Winter wellness and skiing in Gstaad, Switzerland
Sarah Tierney swaps January in Manchester for a dreamy Alpine getaway
The rugged Skye coast takes the breath away (Credit: Wee Hotels)
A luxury langoustine quest – but will Scotland deliver?
Neil Sowerby goes large at the Wee Hotels in Argyll and Skye
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